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Post Infidelity Stress Disorder

Dennis C. Ortman-2005-10-01-Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services
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After Donna * discovered her husband's affair with her best friend, she threw Jim out of the house and filed for divorce. She thought such decisive action would put closure to her painful experience and end the nightmare. She was wrong. She became obsessed with the betrayal and filled with rage. Nights were the worst time for her. She had frequent nightmares of her husband and lover in bed together. She was so tense and depressed she could not function at work. Crying spells often overtook her. Everything reminded her of what Jim had done to her and the children, and she relived the horror of discovering the affair. She admitted she was traumatized and told a friend, “Something inside me died, and I can't bring it back to life.”

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After Donna * discovered her husband's affair with her best friend, she threw Jim out of the house and filed for divorce. She thought such decisive action would put closure to her painful experience and end the nightmare. She was wrong. She became obsessed with the betrayal and filled with rage. Nights were the worst time for her. She had frequent nightmares of her husband and lover in bed together. She was so tense and depressed she could not function at work. Crying spells often overtook her. Everything reminded her of what Jim had done to her and the children, and she relived the horror of discovering the affair. She admitted she was traumatized and told a friend, “Something inside me died, and I can't bring it back to life.”

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BetrayalNightmareCryingPsychoanalysisRage (emotion)PsychologyYesterdayAction (physics)

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